'Freak' by Silverchair - Guitar Tutorial

            silverchair, Freak.
 Tabbed by King Of The Eskimos, [email protected].
  
Song: Freak
Artist: silverchair (that’s right! small “s”)
Album: Freak Show
Tabbed By King Of The Eskimos, 6/27/01
Drop D tuning

Intro:
e--------------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------------
G--3-----3-3---3--3--3-----------------------------
D--2---0-2-2---2--2--2--0-0-0----------------------
A--2---0-2-2---2--2--2--0-0-0----------------------
D--2---0-2-2---2--2--2--0-0-0----------------------
x2

Verse:
e--------------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------------
G--------------------------------------------------
D--2---0-2-2---2--2--2--0-0-0----------------------
A--2---0-2-2---2--2--2—-0-0-0----------------------
D--2---0-2-2---2--2--2--0-0-0----------------------
X6

Chorus:
e--------------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------------
G--------------------------------------------------
D--0--3/4-4---0--0-3/4-4---0--3/4-4---0--0-3/4—-4h6
A--0--3/4-4---0--0-3/4-4---0--3/4-4---0--0-3/4—-4h6
D--0--3/4-4---0--0-3/4-4---0--3/4-4---0--0-3/4—-4h6

e--------------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------------
G--------------------------------------------------
D--0--3/4-4---0--0-3/4-4---0--3/4-4---0--0-3/4—4---
A--0--3/4-4---0--0-3/4-4---0--3/4-4---0--0-3/4—4---
D--0--3/4-4---0--0-3/4-4---0--3/4-4---0--0-3/4—4---


Fill 1 (Play with reverb/chorus effects)
e--0-----------------------------------------------
B--0-----------------------------------------------
G--2-----------------------------------------------
D--3-----------------------------------------------
A--3-----------------------------------------------
D--3-----------------------------------------------
  (let ring)
“if only i could be as cool as you…”

Fill 2:
e--------------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------------
G--------------------------------------------------
D--2--0-2-2---2--2--0-2/3-3-0----------------------
A--2--0-2-2---2--2--0-2/3-3-0----------------------
D--2--0-2-2---2--2--0-2/3-3-0----------------------
x2
“as cool as you…”

Fill 3 (play with chorus effect)
e--------------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------------
G--------------5-----------------------------------
D------3-----5---5---5---4---2---0-----------------
A----3---3-3---------------------------------------
D--3---------------0---0---0---0-------------------
x4
“body and soul, i’m a freak, i’m a freak…”

Verse, Chorus

Bridge:
e--------------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------------
G--------------------------------------------------
D--5--5-2p0h2--4--4-4--4-4-4-4---------------------
A--5--5-2p0h2--4--4-4--4-4-4-4---------------------
D--5--5—2p0h2--4--4-4--4-4-4-4---------------------
x3
“i don’t really know, how to put on a cool show…”

Play over Bridge on 1st and 3rd times:
e--------------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------------
G----6b7b6-----------------------------------------
D--------------------------------------------------
A--------------------------------------------------
D--------------------------------------------------

e--------------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------------
G--------------------------------------------------
D--5--5-2p0h2--4--4-4-4-4-4-4---4--4--4--4---------
A--5--5-2p0h2--4--4-4-4-4-4-4---4--4--4--4---------
D--5--5—2p0h2--4--4-4-4-4-4-4---4--4--4--4---------
                  PM_________
“just tell me where to go…”

then play Fill 1, then Fill 2 x4

Fill 4:
e--------------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------------
G------------5-5-----------------------------------
D--3---3-3-3-5-5-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------------------
A--3---3-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------------------
D--3---3-3-3-----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------------------
       PM_______________________
x4 on fourth time, gradually stop palm muting
“Body and soul, i’m a freak, i’m a freak…”

Solo:
e--------------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------------
G—14~-17~-11~---14~-17~-11~---17~-11~---14~-11~----
D--------------------------------------------------
A--------------------------------------------------
D--------------------------------------------------
(~ - tremelo picking)

Then play Fill 4 minus the palm mutes x4, and then the intro riff x4 and end on Fill 1.

This tab is from memory, but i am pretty sure it is correct. Send any comments/suggestions and or large sums of money to [email protected]
Thanx for using my tab, and good luck.




 
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